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Learn how Kamakshi achieved a GMAT 675 with an impressive 96th %ile in Data Insights. Discover the unique methods and exam strategies that helped her excel in DI along with other sections for a balanced and high score.
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In the mythologies of Greece, China, Scandinavia, and of the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded as highly intelligent tricksters, which has been further supported by scientific fieldwork.
A) of the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded as highly intelligent tricksters, which has been further supported
B) the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded as highly intelligent tricksters, a portrayal that has been further supported
C) of the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded to be highly intelligent tricksters, further supported
D) the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded as highly intelligent tricksters, ones further supported
E) the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species have been regarded as highly intelligent tricksters and as further supported
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
→ In a list, a modifying word such as OF comes before only the first item (and "distributes" across to the other list items) or comes before all the list items.
→ In other words, to maintain parallel structure, of should not be repeated before the ancient Americas because of is not repeated before the other two list items, China and Scandinavia.
GMAT writers rarely repeat common list words and follow the convention of placing the common word before the first element only.
• IDIOM
The correct idiom is regarded as and not regarded to be.
• Meaning
→ It is the portrayal of the ravens as highly intelligent tricksters that has been further supported by something— not the ravens themselves.
THE OPTIONS
→ The word of should be placed before only the first list item or before all four list items.
• WHICH: to what does which refer?
→ which is a pronoun that must refer to a noun and that cannot refer to an entire previous clause
ELIMINATE A
• The sentence uses the correct idiom, regarded as.
• The sentence also gets the parallel structure correct by not repeating the of before the words ancient Americas.
KEEP
→ Same problem as that in option A
• Idiom error
• Regarded to be is not idiomatic.Regarded as is correct.
• Modifier error ("further supported by scientific fieldwork")
→ It is not clear what further supported is modifying.
→ On the GMAT, past participles (verbED words), whether or not preceded by a comma, modify the noun immediately before the past participle (verbED word).
"Further supported" does not modify tricksters. In fact, it's not clear what "further supported" modifies.
ELIMINATE C
How are the ravens "supported by" field study?
ELIMINATE D
The use of the and after the comma distorts the meaning of the sentence by suggesting that the ravens have been regarded as two things.
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is B.
COMMENTS
Most of these answers are excellent.
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Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• List mistake
→ In a list, a modifying word such as OF comes before only the first item (and "distributes" across to the other list items) or comes before all the list items.
→ In other words, to maintain parallel structure, of should not be repeated before the ancient Americas because of is not repeated before the other two list items, China and Scandinavia.
GMAT writers rarely repeat common list words and follow the convention of placing the common word before the first element only.
• IDIOM
The correct idiom is regarded as and not regarded to be.
• Meaning
→ It is the portrayal of the ravens as highly intelligent tricksters that has been further supported by something— not the ravens themselves.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• LIST - lacks parallelism.
→ The word of should be placed before only the first list item or before all four list items.
• WHICH: to what does which refer?
→ which is a pronoun that must refer to a noun and that cannot refer to an entire previous clause
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• I do not see any errors
• The sentence uses the correct idiom, regarded as.
• The sentence also gets the parallel structure correct by not repeating the of before the words ancient Americas.
KEEP
Quote:
• List parallelism is broken
→ Same problem as that in option A
• Idiom error
• Regarded to be is not idiomatic.Regarded as is correct.
• Modifier error ("further supported by scientific fieldwork")
→ It is not clear what further supported is modifying.
→ On the GMAT, past participles (verbED words), whether or not preceded by a comma, modify the noun immediately before the past participle (verbED word).
"Further supported" does not modify tricksters. In fact, it's not clear what "further supported" modifies.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• The ones refers to ravens and their kindred species, which makes no sense.
How are the ravens "supported by" field study?
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• Illogical meaning
The use of the and after the comma distorts the meaning of the sentence by suggesting that the ravens have been regarded as two things.
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is B.
COMMENTS
Most of these answers are excellent.
Kudos to all.
06 Jul 2021, 21:26
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My answer is (B). It took me 56 seconds.
Upon reading "of the ancient America", I noted that "of" should be eliminated because "the ancient Americas" should be parallel with "Greece, China, Scandinavia".
(A) and (C) are eliminated. I actually start reading (B) for the rest of the sentence.
(B) is pretty nice. The use of ”a portrayal“ to summarize the previous clause is much more preferred than the use of "which".
(D) It is not clear what "ones" refer to. "ones" cannot refer to the concept / portrayal in the previous statement.
(D) "scientific fieldwork" supported "the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species"? It is nonsensical.
Besides, the use of "as" cannot be justified.
Upon reading "of the ancient America", I noted that "of" should be eliminated because "the ancient Americas" should be parallel with "Greece, China, Scandinavia".
(A) and (C) are eliminated. I actually start reading (B) for the rest of the sentence.
(B) is pretty nice. The use of ”a portrayal“ to summarize the previous clause is much more preferred than the use of "which".
(D) It is not clear what "ones" refer to. "ones" cannot refer to the concept / portrayal in the previous statement.
(D) "scientific fieldwork" supported "the ancient Americas, ravens and their kindred species"? It is nonsensical.
Besides, the use of "as" cannot be justified.
